Media outcry including DM report prompts psychiatrist to accept transfer
A total of 16,930 persons from 5,738 families have been affected across eleven districts due to natural disasters such as flash floods, according to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC).
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Discussion to consider possibility of reducing fuel prices soon: President
Claiming that reducing fuel prices will take some time, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said at a meeting that discussions will be held with relevant parties to consider the possibility of reducing fuel prices soon.
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2025 Tourism boom begins with over 112,000 travelers arrival in Sri Lanka
The tourism industry is witnessing a remarkable surge, welcoming over 112,000 visitors in the first two weeks of January, setting an optimistic tone for Sri Lanka’s trajectory in 2025.
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Sri Lanka to Receive 15,000 Metric Tons of Salt from India Next Week
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January 20, 2025
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Sri Lanka State Trading Corporation says that 15,000 metric tons of salt ordered from India will arrive in Sri Lanka next week.General Manager of the Corporation, Chamila Iddamalgoda confirmed that permission has been granted to two importers to import salt from India to Sri Lanka.
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Tea production reaches three-year high in 2024
Sri Lanka’s tea production hit a three-year high in 2024, bouncing back from detrimental policy decisions in 2021 and the lingering impacts of climate change.
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Sri Lanka’s Bicycle Industry on the Brink of collapse
Employees of Lumala City Cycle Industries Manufacturing Ltd., are calling for urgent Government intervention as their company faces an unprecedented crisis that threatens to shut down one of South Asia’s leading bicycle manufacturers.
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Sri Lanka cost of living to rise by 5-pct levels in second half of 2025
Sri Lanka’s cost of living will rise to the 5 to 7 percent target, in the second half of 2025, the central bank has said, ending falling price it has achieved under broadly deflationary monetary policy since the second half of 2022.
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“”Tax Trap Tiles: Importers, Consumers Bear the Brunt of Protectionism”
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Two dead after car plunges into river in Kandy
Two persons have been reported dead following a vehicle accident at Panwila in Kandy, police said.
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Flood warnings issued for low-lying areas of Mahaweli River
The Irrigation Department has issued a flood warning for several low-lying areas of Mahaweli River Basins, effective until 7.30 a.m. on January 21, 2025.
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